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Flysch
A series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and included in the Eocene Tertiary.
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A series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and included in the Eocene Tertiary.
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| carpathiannoun | One who is from the Carpathians. |
| cryptoflyschnoun | (geology) Any flysch-like material other than sandstone or schist which is found in similar formations. |
| foennoun | Alternative spelling of foehn. [A warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in Switzerland.] |
| föhnnoun | Alternative spelling of foehn. [A warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in Switzerland.] |
| fohnnoun | Alternative spelling of foehn. [A warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in Switzerland.] |
| frasniannoun | (geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Devonian period. |
| foehnnoun | A warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in Switzerland. |
| fjeldnoun | (geography) A rocky, barren plateau, especially in Scandinavia. |
| fragixeralfnoun | (geology) A xeralf soil that has a fragipan |
| fluventnoun | A kind of alluvial soil where development is prevented by repeated deposition of sediment in periodic floods. |
| fanglomeratenoun | (geology) A stratigraphic unit in which conglomerates that were deposited in an alluvial fan are common. |
| fellverb | (transitive) To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree. |
| flangingnoun | (music) A time-based audio effect produced when two identical signals are mixed together, but with one signal time-delayed by a small and gradually changing amount, usually smaller than 20 milliseconds. |
| fiumaranoun | A flooded river (or its riverbed), especially one running down from a mountain. |
| udifluventnoun | (geology) A fluvial entisol |
| folisolnoun | A kind of organosol mainly containing thick deposits of forest litter overlying bedrock or unconsolidated material. |
| flucannoun | (mining, archaic) Soft clay-like matter found in or surrounding the vein. |
| fletnoun | (rare or dialectal) A house; home. |
| german flutenoun | (music, now chiefly historical) A transverse flute. |
| flookannoun | Alternative form of flucan. [(mining, archaic) Soft clay-like matter found in or surrounding the vein.] |
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